Terminator Salvation PC Retail Broken, Recalled

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Evolved Games issues recall after show-stopping bug appears.

By Jason Ocampo

If the Terminator universe is one that pits man against machine, then when it comes to the PC retail version of Terminator Salvation, the machines have apparently won. The retail version of the PC game has apparently shipped with a major, show-stopping bug that won't even let a customer install the game on his or her PC. As a result, the PC version has been recalled from retail shelves.

According to an Evolved Gamespost on the official forums, a defect occurred during replication that does not allow users to install the game. We've received reports from users of running into this problem, and we received a copy of Terminator Salvation for review that also would not install. Instead, upon installation the game reports that "an error (-5006 : 0x80070002) has occurred while running the setup" and to contact Evolved Games. Reports indicate that this error only affects the physical retail version; the versions found on digital distribution sites such as Steam are apparently unaffected.

Evolved said that it is busy replicating new copies of the game without the error, and that they should appear on shelves "in a few days." Meanwhile, it says that details on a replacement plan will be announced soon for those who have already purchased the game.